local

adjective

/ˈləʊkl/

[usually before noun]

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belonging to or connected with the particular place or area that you are talking about or with the place where you live地方的；當地的；本地的
- local people/residents/businesses當地人/居民/企業
- members of the local community本地社區的成員
- the local police當地警方
- local elections地方選舉
- A local man was accused of the murder.有一本地男子被指控爲這起謀殺案的兇手。
- Our children go to the local school.我們的小孩在本地學校就讀。
- a local newspaper (= one that gives local news)地方報紙
- decisions made at the local level在地方一級做出的決定
- It was difficult to understand the local dialect.當地的方言很難懂。
affecting only one part of the body（身體）局部的
- Her tooth was extracted under local anaesthetic.她的牙齒是局部麻醉下拔出的。

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’.

noun

/ˈləʊkl/

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[usually plural] a person who lives in a particular place or district當地人；本地人
- The locals are very friendly.當地人很友好。
- She’s beginning to sound like one of the locals.她開始聽起來像本地人了。
- The victim was a local who jogged regularly in the park.受害者是當地居民，經常在公園慢跑。
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- Tensions have been growing between students and locals in the area.那個地區的學生和當地居民之間關系日益緊張。
- The troops arranged a friendly football match with locals.部隊與當地人安排了一場友好的足球比賽。
- We chatted with the locals at the island's only post office.我們在島上唯一的郵局和當地人聊天。
(British English, informal) a pub near where you live住處附近的酒吧
- I called in at my local on the way home.我回家途中去了我住處附近的酒吧。
- It's a friendly local with good beer.這是一個友好的地方，有上好的啤酒。
(North American English) a branch of a labor union（工會的）地方分會
(North American English) a bus or train that stops at all places on the route（沿線每站都停的）公共汽車，火車Topics Transport by bus and trainb2

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’.

local noun
⇨ bar (have a drink at your local) ⇨ resident (friendly locals)

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